News Roundup: Attracting Imitators

• Metro permanently closing some 5 and 21 stops to speed things up.
• Route 120 (RapidRide H) can get more funding under new Transportation Benefit District rules
• Businesses may push Mayor Durkan to end foot-dragging on the streetcar ($).
• Link operator helps police subdue threatening passenger; policy immediately changes to prevent that in the future.
• E-Bikes could be a casualty in the trade war.
• Seattle Parks board set to vote on e-bike pilot
• Vintage buses serving several National Parks.
• Shed a tear: new U-District offices and housing are displacing defenseless parking lots.
• ST's rent on Edmonds Station parking up 13%.
• NTSB hearing on Nisqually derailment underway in DC.
• Seattle Streetcar's 2017 budget retroactively overruns by 8% ($); sounds like mostly accounting technicalities.
• For all SDOT's problems, its dockless bikeshare model is a triumph ($), and is attracting imitators.
• E-Scooter craze headed to Portland; Seattle can't be far behind.
• King County will have new RFP for Northgate TOD by July 31, earlier than anticipated
• Neat aerial views of subway systems (has anyone done Seattle yet?)
• Seattle housing market softening?
• Condos making a comeback - but regulations may limit these to expensive units.
• SDOT looking for feedback on West Seattle Greenway. More here.
• Multifamily housing growing in Snohomish County.
• C-Tran fined $13,000 for safety violations.
• Uber investing in LimeBike
• The city of Seattle continues to sell off publicly-owned land rather than develop affordable housing
• WSDOT receives a certification necessary to receive new FTA funds, ahead of other states.
• I'm not sure what problem self-driving bikes would solve.

Route 410 in Westlake Park by SounderBruce in the Flickr pool

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